On the health front

[valis2]

I went to Husband's clinic today, and the doctor I saw was not his doctor, and she was contemptuous of my doctor's antihistamine prescription, and recommended I take Mucinex D, which I have taken before and which has done nothing for me. So I will try again, but I'm not really that convinced. I understand that she's all about the decongestants, but I am not about them, having often heard that when they wear off the sinus membranes swell larger than they were before (and that has been my general experience with them as well). However, she is pointing out that the sinuses are packed with misery, and this will be the best way to get rid of the misery. And she gave me a free sample of a nasal spray. No thank you, I hate nasal sprays.

So I haven't slept much because of the terrible head pain. And now that I'm home my lower back is sending huge bursts of pain whenever I move. Hell, even when I'm sitting still. I'm really unhappy. Thank goodness I stayed home, because I can barely sit here and write this, much less work for eight hours in the same position. And I still have to package eBay hellish stuff and go to the PO.

The clothing auctions were a complete waste of time this week, so I might wait to set up the next set. I mean, they're ready to go, but there's no way I can photograph them while I'm feeling like this.

blergh.

Comments

[sylvadin.livejournal.com]

Don't dismiss the theraputic benefits of massage for treating headaches. It often helps especially if you have the common headache trigger of tension in the neck and/or shoulders. Massage can also work better than many pain medications at easing the type of back pain that us creative types get from hunching over the worktable for hours. I know this from personal experience. ;-)

I've met more than one massage therapist who was willing to barter craft goods for treatments. Light a candle then pass the word through your local grapevine and maybe you'll find someone who gladly accepts alternate forms of payment too.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

I really don't generally get headaches anymore, not since I had the eyelid operation. And this headache is a sinus pressure headache--I think it will fade away once the pressure is finally relieved. *crosses fingers*

Thanks so much for the thought, though--a MT would definitely be what I would go to if I have a problem in that arena. Studies have shown over and over again that MTs are just as effective as chiropractors for certain kinds of pain. Especially neck and shoulders.

*giant hugs*